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Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase polymorphisms C677T and risk of autism in the Chinese Han population.
Genetic testing and molecular biomarkers - 1 Aug 2012
Guo Tianyou, Chen Hong, Liu Bing, Ji Weidong, Yang Chuang
Abstract excerpt
Causes of autism are still unknown. Some studies have shown that autism might be associated with metabolic abnormalities in the folate/homocysteine pathway, which is involved in DNA methylation, thus altering gene expression. The association between the methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) gene C677T polymorphisms and the risk of autism is still controversial and ambiguous. The purpose of this study was to...
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